The road ahead in gaming: Welcome to the Crossover Era
Crossing over from an existing market to an emerging one is what our GameBeat 2012 conference is all about. We're seeing this trend play out in every segment of games.
NaturalMotion raises $11 million to set up U.S. headquarters, develop high-end social mobile games
The game technology and development company responsible for the tech in titles like Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and Max Payne 3 is coming to America.
Japan’s Gree moves mobile gaming into the spotlight at E3 (interview)
Japan's Gree flexed its muscle by showing off 21 mobile social games at E3.
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot embraces disruption, new business models and new platforms (interview)
Yves Guillemot, the chief executive of French game publisher Ubisoft, belives that traditional game companies will be able to meet the challenge of the...
The DeanBeat: What to expect at E3
Expectations are mixed for the video game event of the year, the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) conference taking place in Los Angeles next week....
GamesBeat Weekly Roundup
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
GREE mobile gaming platform enters open beta, plans two new Moshi Monsters games
Mobile gaming company GREE announces the open beta launch of its mobile-social platform for iOS and Android devices.
Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency declares “complete gacha” illegal
The ban on the once-ubiquitous mobile-social game mechanic is effective July 1.
Game News Roundup: Sony loses billions and Microsoft ponders Kinect-controlled internet browsing
Sony's PlayStation division loses $2.8 billion over the full year, and Microsoft is working on Kinect-controlled internet browsing for the Xbox 360.
GamesBeat Weekly Roundup
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.